Hoisan
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Hoisan is an older romanization of Taishan, a county-level city in Guangdong, China, historically known for its large overseas Chinese diaspora.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hoisan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19154486 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hoisan Context triple: [Taishan, historicallyRomanizedAs, Hoisan]
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A.
Shichirōji
Shichirōji is a seasoned, loyal samurai and former comrade of Kambei in Akira Kurosawa’s film "Seven Samurai," known for his calm demeanor and steadfast bravery.
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B.
Marunouchi
Marunouchi is a central Tokyo business district known for its concentration of corporate headquarters, upscale offices, and proximity to Tokyo Station and the Imperial Palace.
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C.
Hiyoshi
Hiyoshi was a former town in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, that later became part of the city of Nantan through a municipal merger.
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D.
Homare
Homare is a Japanese former professional footballer best known as one of the greatest women’s players of her generation and a FIFA Women’s World Cup winner with Japan.
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E.
Higashikurume
Higashikurume is a suburban city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods and role as a commuter area for central Tokyo.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hoisan Target entity description: Hoisan is an older romanization of Taishan, a county-level city in Guangdong, China, historically known for its large overseas Chinese diaspora.
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A.
Shichirōji
Shichirōji is a seasoned, loyal samurai and former comrade of Kambei in Akira Kurosawa’s film "Seven Samurai," known for his calm demeanor and steadfast bravery.
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B.
Marunouchi
Marunouchi is a central Tokyo business district known for its concentration of corporate headquarters, upscale offices, and proximity to Tokyo Station and the Imperial Palace.
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C.
Hiyoshi
Hiyoshi was a former town in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, that later became part of the city of Nantan through a municipal merger.
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D.
Homare
Homare is a Japanese former professional footballer best known as one of the greatest women’s players of her generation and a FIFA Women’s World Cup winner with Japan.
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E.
Higashikurume
Higashikurume is a suburban city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods and role as a commuter area for central Tokyo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.